Recently I bought an Apple (AAPL) iMac, and after upgrading the hard drive and opting for a bigger display, I wound up spending more than I had planned. Listening to Apple’s earnings call this week, I discovered that many of its customers have had similar experiences buying Apple products. Read the rest of this entry »
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Why do you think Twitter matters? Why should I use Twitter? Will Twitter be around in five years? As I’ve become more involved using the online microblogging service this year, these are questions I’m often asked about Twitter. Read the rest of this entry »
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Google earnings and IBM earnings were both reported late Thursday, and the tech sector listened. Today, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is falling more than 1 percent, with IBM leading the way lower, falling more than 4 percent. Read the rest of this entry »
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My Apple (AAPL) iPhone recently started delivering voice-mail messages a day late. But sometimes, I don’t get them at all. Calls have been dropping more frequently and I find that surfing the Web using my iPhone, which operates on the AT&T data network, is a drag. Read the rest of this entry »
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Having moved into a new neighborhood offering Verizon’s (VZ) FiOS television service, I was eager to shed my cable company and try FiOS, which boasts a better picture at a cheaper price. Read the rest of this entry »
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Big news on Tuesday from the Jon and Kate Gosselin newswire: Jon’s name is coming off the show’s title. Oh, and maybe he doesn’t want a divorce after all — Jon asked for a 90-day delay. Money is at the heart of this matter, and anyone who doesn’t think so may as well be living life on a TV show. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sometimes, we can learn from our mistakes. During the height of the dot com bubble, investors kept plowing money into tech stocks, hoping for ever greater returns. For many years, companies obliged, beating revenue and earnings expectations. Eventually, in early 2000 when the economy began to lose steam, tech stocks tanked. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Federal Reserve this week again pledged to keep interest rates close to zero, which means borrowing money remains cheap for banks. What, though, does it mean for U.S. stocks and economy? Read the rest of this entry »
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Recently, I noticed I’m using fewer cell phone minutes as I spend more time on Twitter and Facebook. It has me wondering, is social media making me less social? Read the rest of this entry »
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Just a couple of years ago, the only practical way to get your Sunday afternoon National Football League fix was to watch CBS (CBS) or Fox (NWS). To get additional games, you’d have to go to your local sports bar or pay up for your own DirecTV (DTV) NFL package. Read the rest of this entry »
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